Johnstone's

Water Fight

Water Fight is a light blue from Johnstone's, hex #4AA8CB. Its light reflectance value is 33.8, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.

HEX
#4AA8CB
RGB
74, 168, 203
HSL
196°, 55%, 54%
CMYK
64, 17, 0, 20
LRV
33.8

See it on the walls

A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.

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Closest matches

The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.

The closest matches to Water Fight are Surf Blue by Ronseal (good match), Blue Belle Island 782 by Benjamin Moore (good match) and 80BG 39354 by Dulux (good match).

ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.

Surf Blue

Ronseal

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Blue Belle Island 782

Benjamin Moore

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

80BG 39354

Dulux

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

80BG 39354

Dulux Trade

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Cascade

Colourtrend

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

St Giles Blue

Farrow & Ball

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.6

Gentle Sea

Fleetwood

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.9

Atlantic Ridge

Acres Hall

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.0

Ronseal equivalents to Johnstone's Water Fight

Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Water Fight, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Ronseal range to range.

Surf Blue

Good Match · ΔE 2.8

Cornflower

Not a Match · ΔE 12.4

Robins Egg Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 13.1

Benjamin Moore equivalents to Johnstone's Water Fight

Benjamin Moore has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Water Fight, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Benjamin Moore range to range.

Blue Belle Island 782

Good Match · ΔE 2.9

Yosemite Blue 2059-40

Good Match · ΔE 3.4

Dream I Can Fly 769

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Ive got the Blues 774

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Toronto Blue 2060-40

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Dulux equivalents to Johnstone's Water Fight

Dulux has 1 equivalent to Johnstone's's Water Fight, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux range to range.

80BG 39354

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

Azure Sky 2

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.8

Lapis

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Azure Sky 3

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.4

Intense Azure

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.8

Dulux Trade equivalents to Johnstone's Water Fight

Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Johnstone's's Water Fight, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Trade range to range.

80BG 39354

Good Match · ΔE 3.0

70BG 40284

Good Match · ΔE 3.5

70BG 31332

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.6

Striking Cyan

Close Alternative · ΔE 3.8

70BG 32238

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Closest Colourtrend paints to Johnstone's Water Fight

Colourtrend has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Water Fight. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Colourtrend range to range.

Cascade

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.0

Epimethius 0660

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.1

Sarahs Garden 0674

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.9

Charybdis 0661

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.0

Sea Of Atlantis 0653

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.6

Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Johnstone's Water Fight

Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Water Fight. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Farrow & Ball range to range.

St Giles Blue

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.6

Lobster

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.0

Bay Area Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 7.5

Closest Fleetwood paints to Johnstone's Water Fight

Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Water Fight. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Fleetwood range to range.

Gentle Sea

Close Alternative · ΔE 4.9

Open Air

Not a Match · ΔE 9.4

Starlit Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 10.0

Closest Acres Hall paints to Johnstone's Water Fight

Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Water Fight. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Acres Hall range to range.

Atlantic Ridge

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.0

Dingle Row

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.1

Glenbarrow

Not a Match · ΔE 10.5

Closest Little Greene paints to Johnstone's Water Fight

Little Greene has no true equivalent to Johnstone's's Water Fight. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Johnstone's and Little Greene range to range.

Blue Verditer

Close Alternative · ΔE 5.8

Tivoli

Not a Match · ΔE 8.9

Grey Stone

Not a Match · ΔE 11.5

Closest Curator paints to Johnstone's Water Fight

Curator has nothing close to Johnstone's's Water Fight. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Curator range to range.

Teal Crest

Not a Match · ΔE 8.0

Anglers Rest

Not a Match · ΔE 8.0

Coastal Sketches

Not a Match · ΔE 8.9

Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Johnstone's Water Fight

Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Johnstone's's Water Fight. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Dulux Heritage range to range.

Boathouse Blue

Not a Match · ΔE 9.5

Maritime Teal

Not a Match · ΔE 13.2

Light Cobalt

Not a Match · ΔE 13.3

Closest Lick paints to Johnstone's Water Fight

Lick has nothing close to Johnstone's's Water Fight. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Lick range to range.

Blue 10

Not a Match · ΔE 10.3

Blue 18

Not a Match · ΔE 10.3

Blue 17

Not a Match · ΔE 12.0

Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Johnstone's Water Fight

Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Johnstone's's Water Fight. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Farrelly & Co range to range.

Byron

Not a Match · ΔE 10.5

Roney Point

Not a Match · ΔE 15.7

Margaret River

Not a Match · ΔE 18.0

Closest Crown paints to Johnstone's Water Fight

Crown has nothing close to Johnstone's's Water Fight. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Crown range to range.

Scrapbook

Not a Match · ΔE 10.7

Feeling Free

Not a Match · ΔE 12.0

Teal

Not a Match · ΔE 13.1

Closest Alchemist paints to Johnstone's Water Fight

Alchemist has nothing close to Johnstone's's Water Fight. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Johnstone's and Alchemist range to range.

Coastal Calm

Not a Match · ΔE 12.8

Sail Boat

Not a Match · ΔE 14.7

Take a Bow

Not a Match · ΔE 16.0

Works well with

Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.

Whites for trim

Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.

Frost Fairy

Johnstone's

12BB 82058

Dulux Trade

Sweet Bluette 813

Benjamin Moore

Elevenses

Johnstone's

Neutrals alongside

Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.

Gentle Gust

Johnstone's

Fishing Trip

Johnstone's

Holly Blue

Colourtrend

Feldspar

Johnstone's

Tints and shades

Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.

Hidden Sapphire CSP-690

Benjamin Moore

81BG 09241

Dulux Trade

90BG 21302

Dulux Trade

Orleans Tune 0658

Colourtrend

Accents

Colours from across the wheel, for contrast.

Menagerie

Farrow & Ball

Charlton Brown CW-265

Benjamin Moore

Petals Unfolding 1092

Colourtrend

Chewy Caramel

Johnstone's

Where it sits in the Blues

Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Water Fight on it, so some of them look quite different.

Water Fight is the 406th of 1,469 blues Swatcher knows about.